Comic by Jeffrey Vossler Superstorm Sandy death toll reaches 39 Floods, high winds, deaths and destruction continues in the northeast. At least 39 people have been killed in the U.S. and Canada by Sandy since the storm made landfall Monday. Billions of dollars in relief funds have already been raise
Audience opinion for “On the Road” at the 2012 Savannah Film Festival seemed to be pretty split. District was on location to find out why some folks seemed to think so highly of the film, while others deemed it disappointing. District Staff
By Nick Lawrence The Savannah Film Festival hosted writer/producer Geoffrey Fletcher, who made his directorial debut with the film “Violet and Daisy.” District sat in with Fletcher as he explained his artistic approach to film making and his process as a director. Nick Lawrence
The Gutstein Gallery.Photo by Emory Dunn As part of the Savannah Film Festival, editor Evan Schiff and sound designer Will Files spoke to students in the Gutstein Gallery 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 29. Nick Lawrence
Sunday afternoon of the Savannah Film Festival hosted two captivating films, “Trotteur,” a short, followed by feature film “Fort McCoy.” “Trotteur” [rating:3.5/5] “Trotteur,” a visually breathtaking film telling the story of a young man’s race against a
[rating:4.5/5] “What you’re about to see is…different.” When writer/director Geoffrey Fletcher introduced his film “Violet and Daisy” to Savannah Film Festival attendees with those words, he wasn’t kidding around. Coming off the heels of his recent work as the screenwriter for
Good Karma $1 [rating:4/5] “Good Karma $1” follows Adweek’s 2010 Creative Director of the Decade on his journey through the streets looking not only for creative signs created by the homeless, but for a little compassion as well. In only fourteen minutes, Kids at Play Productions man
“when you find me” [rating:4/5] “when you find me,” the short film directed by Bryce Dallas Howard (daughter of Ron Howard) packs a powerful punch despite its short run time. The film is the result of Canon’s Project Imagination contest in which participants submitted photography as inspir
“Abiogenesis” [rating:4/5] “Abiogenesis” takes a new twist on the theory of how life originally begins. Director and self-taught animator Richard Mans began working on the film in 2007, having devoted all of his time and resources to it since production began — and it’s paid off.
By Raine Blunk At the Marshall House early this morning, students and professionals gathered in the lobby over coffee and donuts to discuss the ins and outs of short films with the programmers of some of the world’s most influential festivals. Linda Olszewski, senior programmer from the Palm Sprin