2024 Schedule
Thursday, April 25, 6:00 pm - Festival Kickoff with screening of Qatar Stars followed by Q&A with filmmaker Danielle Beverly (more information below).
Friday, April 26, 3:00 pm - Danielle Beverly documentary workshop at the Normal Theater.
Friday, April 26, 7:00 pm - ISU student showcase followed by Q&A.
Saturday, April 27, 7:00 - High School & College competition films followed by Q&A and Awards Ceremony.
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Danielle Beverly, Documentary Filmmaker and Assistant Professor at Northwestern
Danielle Beverly is an independent filmmaker who works as a one-person crew to craft observational documentaries. Her latest is Qatar Stars (2023), the first feature documentary about girls in Qatar. It offers a textured story of girlhood in all its joys and growing pains, through intimate access to a multinational, girls-only rhythmic gymnastics school in Doha, led by a former Russian gymnast. Girls from Qatar, Lebanon, Eqypt, Ukraine, and UK grow up onscreen over four years, changing from wiggly nine year olds to maturing teens who must navigate a complicated gendered world around them.
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Illinois State University Student Films, April 26 at the Normal Theater beginning at 7:00 pm.
Audience members will vote for the Fan Favorite Award which will be announced at the awards presentations on Saturday, April 27.
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ISU Showcase Lineup
“Life” by Clara Pogue (4:42)
“Trip to the End” by Madeline Sievers (2:29)
“Midnight Snack” by Allen Chiu (3:34)
“VlaVlaCar” by Crystal Garcia and John Yacko (5:08)
“Ghost Activities” by Eli Jeppeson (1:15)
“Feet Splashing” by Ilse Miller (0:34)
“Knuckle Drop” by Wyatt Saia (10:28)
“Threads of Consciousness” by Jameel Mukarram (2:57)
“The Flute Man” by Adam Bloemer (2:50)
“Liminal” by Anna Gsell (8:40)
“Blanket” by James McGurk (1:05)
“Human Nature” by Kallie McMillan (2:38)
“Where Do I Fall” by Victoria Lavalier (2:23)
“From a Girl” by Cambria Wuethrich (2:59)
“To Be Woman” by Lexy West (2:44)
“I Know the End” by McKenzie Schmidt and Katia Savelyev (6:22)
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INTERMISSION
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ISU Showcase Continued
“Gamers: Esports Culture and Inclusion” by Curren O’Connell (10:00)
“Harambee Pre Kwanzaa Festival” by Zion Cobb (5:00)
“I Hate Tennis” by Allen Chiu (7:09)
“Underrepresented Genders in Music: They ‘Actually’ Rock” by Emily Bollinger (35:23)
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High School & College Competition Films, Saturday, April 27 at the Normal Theater beginning at 7:00 pm.
Best of Category Awards Ceremony to follow the Saturday night screenings.
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High School Narrative
"Brushstrokes" by Simon Finkel (5:15)
"Manners & Mannerisms" by Alex Fako (4:44)
"Seven Miles West" by Miles Fogleman and Beck McDonald (14:04)
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High School Documentary
"metamorphosis" by Max Rideout (2:24)
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High School Animation
"American Dream" by Renee Shi (2:55)
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University Animation
"Before is over" by Yana Fidan (1:59)
"Dreamwalker" by Marissa Hicks (2:24)
"Saint Brigid’s Cloak" by Brigid Slevin (4:00)
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University Documentary
"VHS Girl: Movie Paintings on Wood" by Johnny Martinez (6:16)
"Quinn: Using DIY Instruments to Discover New Sounds" by Drake Martin (9:18)
"The American Friend" by Imogen Pranger, Despina Rizopoulos, Jace Mason, and Rowan Gould-Bayba (13:19)
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INTERMISSION
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University Narrative
“No. 1” by Owen Elliott (6:00)
“Love is a Crime” by Minghao He (11:03)
“An Error Has Occurred” by Austin Shopinski (7:00)
“Feeding Tube” by Kaylee Johnson and Aashish Thakur (16:54)
“One Day Without Him” by Oleksandra Vinnichuk (14:00)