Sundance Of South Bend – film fest review, The Observer, 1/20/12
23rd Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival
January 19-21, 2012
6:30 and 9:30 PM
Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Featured Films
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King of the Park (7:37)
Marty Flavin, Megan Kozak
Come one, come all to Ye Battle of the Dueling Park Performers.
Worn Souls (5:47)
Siobhan Martinez, Jon Simpkins
A touching and bittersweet tale of a couple’s journey through love and loss.
The Talker (2:52)
Will Thwaites, Ryan Taylor, Jimmy Long
On the court and in the classroom, women’s basketball player Brittany Mallory gets her message across.
Cassette (5:49)
Kurt Zhuang, Rob Schaus
Isolated in a post apocalyptic world, a lone soldier has one thing to hold onto.
Roundabout (8:20)
Will Thwaites, Alissa Ott
The pressures of a child custody hearing take their toll on a mother trying to keep it together.
Valentrippin (4:24)
Sara McGuirk
A modern day Chaplin tries some campus romance the old school way.
Project Hopeful (12:20)
Kelsie Kiley, Grace Johnson
A woman in Illinois with seven biological children has chosen to double the size of her family in a most inspiring way, and she helps others to do so as well.
WINNER- Best Picture- College Competition, 2012 Re:Image Film Festival.
Official Selection- Reality Bytes Film Fest, Ivy Film Festival, New Hope Film Fest, LA Awareness Festival.
Flip (5:10)
Chris Silvestri, Kathleen Bracke
A solitary, rhythmic day turns on a flip as business finds art for a fleeting moment.
Virus (8:15)
Kelsie Kiley, Sean O’Rourke
Orwell and Metropolis meet Notre Dame.
Krumnow vs. Krumnow (10:31)
Will Thwaites, Deanna Abrash
The mayor of a tiny town in Ohio seeks re-election, only to be opposed by his laid back brother.
Look Away (6:33)
Luis Ibarra, Brendan Fitzpatrick
Mind games haunt a student searching for the lady in red.
Miller’s Vets (9:17)
Ryan Taylor, Chris Parr, Jimmy Long
A band of local military veterans with a common dilemma find strength in each other.
Torn (3:53)
Blake Avery
Student. Woman. Study. Party.
Soles (6:32)
Collin Erker, Nicole Timmerman
A love story told from the bottom up.
Some Serious Work (3:07)
Chris Parr, Deanna Abrash
Kat Rodriguez is one of the many Notre Dame women who’ve made boxing their sport of choice.
Triple Threat (4:09)
Grace Carini, Caroline Maroney
A superbad roomie ignites a superbad dorm room argument.
Pushed (online only at itunes.nd.edu) (8:37)
Jon Baeckstrom, Pat Berry
A lawyer’s work lie crosses paths with his role as a parent.
I Do This For You (online only at itunes.nd.edu) (8:50)
Latifah Cato, Janice James
When her father falls upon hard times, a daughter tries to do the right thing.
Amazing Experience (online only at itunes.nd.edu) (4:09)
Duncan Smith, Andrew Cheng
Action thriller or playground time, it’s all kids play.