Written by Eve Katz, Graphic by Colleen Miller
The fall 2020 quarter has been SCAD’s second consecutive entirely online quarter since the COVID-19 virus has changed the academic landscape. Alongside changes made to courses, events for the 2020 year have been changed as well. The 2020 SCAD Film Festival will be held entirely as virtual screenings and panels from Oct. 24-31.
This year’s lineup can be viewed and tickets and passes can be purchased on the film festival’s website.
The lineup for this year’s all virtual film festival includes:
October 24
- 11 a.m.- The Father
- 1:45 p.m.- Crip Camp Q&A
- 2 p.m.- Be Water
- 5 p.m.- Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
- 5 p.m.- My Brother’s Keeper
- 6 p.m.- In Conversation with Samuel L. Jackson
- 7:30 p.m.- I’m Your Woman
October 25
- 10 a.m.- Southern Voices
- 11 a.m.- The Human Factor
- 12 p.m.- Farewell Amor
- 2 p.m.- The Truffle Hunters
- 3 p.m.- Francesco
- 5 p.m.- The Outside Story
- 5 p.m.- Dawn in the Dark
- 6 p.m.- Docs to Watch: Directors Roundtable
- 8 p.m.- Uncle Frank
October 26
- 8 a.m.- Global Shorts Forum: Far from Home
- 9 a.m.- Student Shorts Block A: Live Action Shorts
- 12 p.m.- The Way I See It
- 12 p.m.- State of the Industry
- 2 p.m.- In Conversation with Glen Keane
- 2 p.m.- Below the Line: Casting
- 3:30 p.m.- Wonder Women: Producers
- 4:30 p.m.- Dick Johnson Is Dead Q&A
- 5 p.m.- Electric Jesus
- 5 p.m.- A Glimpse
- 5 p.m.- The Old Guard Creative Spotlight Conversation
- 7:30 p.m.- Minari
October 27
- 8 a.m.- Global Shorts Forum: HER Story
- 9 a.m.- Student Shorts Block B: Animated Shorts
- 11 a.m.- Boys State
- 1 p.m.- That’s Wild
- 1 p.m.- The Heart Still Hums
- 2 p.m.- Wonder Women: Directors
- 3:30 p.m.- SCAD Alumni Panel
- 4 p.m.- Wonder Women: Below the Line
- 5 p.m.- Small Town Wisconsin
- 5 p.m.- Sky West and Crooked
- 6 p.m.- In Conversation with Ethan Hawke
- 7:30 p.m.- I Carry You With Me (Te Llevo Conmigo)
- 7:30 p.m.- The Good Lord Bird
October 28
- 8 a.m.- Shorts Spotlight: Pride Parade
- 9 a.m.- Free Color
- 9 a.m.- The Seeker
- 11 a.m.- Global Shorts Forum: Black Voices
- 11:30 a.m.- Dramarama
- 11:30 a.m.- Skywatch
- 1 p.m.- SCAD Production Design and Themed Entertainment Design Info Session
- 2 p.m.- Below the Line: Costume Design
- 3 p.m.- Time
- 3 p.m.- Herself
- 5 p.m.- Below the Line: Production Design
- 6 p.m.- In Conversation with Millie Bobby Brown
- 7:30 p.m.- Nine Days
- 9 p.m.- Spell
October 29
- 8 a.m.- Shorts Spotlight: Animated Gems
- 9 a.m.- Kusasa
- 9 a.m.- Alina
- 9:30 a.m.- Shorts Spotlight: Overcoming Obstacles
- 11 a.m.- Animated Shorts
- 11 a.m.- MLK/FBI
- 1 p.m.- Killing Eleanor
- 1 p.m.- Sitting
- 2 p.m.- Chuck Connelly Into the Light
- 2 p.m.- Master Maggie
- 3 p.m.- SCAD Performing Arts and Casting Info Session
- 3 p.m.- In Conversation with Tessa Thompson
- 3:30 p.m.- Below the Line: Cinematography
- 5 p.m.- In Conversation with Richard King
- 6 p.m.- In Conversation with Jennifer Hudson
- 7:30 p.m.- Sylvie’s Love
- 8 p.m.- Wander Darkly
October 30
- 9 a.m.- Shorts Spotlight: Trigger Warnings
- 9:30 a.m.- Global Shorts Forum: One Planet
- 12 p.m.- Welcome to Chechnya
- 1 p.m.- New Realities of Representation for Actors, Writers, and Directors
- 2 p.m.- The Dissident
- 2 p.m.- SCAD Film and Television and Sound Design Info Session
- 3 p.m.- Documentary Features: Directors Roundtable
- 3 p.m.- Women of Blumhouse: Shaping Genre Storytelling at the Iconic House of Horror
- 5 p.m.- Black Bear
- 5 p.m.- Professional Shorts: Directors Roundtable
- 6 p.m.- Entertainment Weekly’s Women Who Kick Ass Panel
- 7:30 p.m.- Sound of Metal
October 31
- 11 a.m.- Wolfwalkers
- 1 p.m.- Stardust
- 1 p.m.- Entertainment Weekly’s Breaking Big Panel and Awards
- 3 p.m.- In Conversation with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
- 6 p.m.- In Conversation with Delroy Lindo
- 7:30 p.m.- One Night in Miami
When purchasing tickets and passes for this year’s SCAD Film Festival, students should make sure to double-check if the film or panel they wish to attend is available where they are currently located, as some streams are limited to certain states or even to Chatham county only.
