Sporky - Written directed and animated by Ross Story

The films to be shown are:

1. Overcome – 90 seconds – directed by Ben Bumgarner, animation by Matt Raithel & Nathanial Fuller, sound design by Doug Storm. A girl and robot face off for a game of one-on-one in this spec… commercial for the WNBA.

2. The Greasy Wrench – James Rutherford, animator, sound design and original music by: Anthony Ciston, Geoff Green, & Ryan Walther. A robot runs into a problem in a greasy spoon restaurant.

3. Tide of Dreams – 2:24 – Patrick Dunegan, Joe Protenic, Kevin Gates and Robert Rosener. An experimental film about a young man who’s followed throughout the city by his imagination.

4. Have You Ever Been There – 4:00 – county pop music video.

5. Pretend – 35:00 – written and directed by Doug Johnston, produced by Lydia Mann, sound design and original music by Daniel Kirkpatrick. A talented writer learns there’s more to life when he encounters his young nephew and the spirit that looks over the young boy.

6. The Creation Story – 1 ½ min — Daniel Quintanilla, Rodney Eddings, Phil Swope and Ben Pfeiffer. An experimental short about an artist and the process of visualizing an idea.

7. Mannequin – 5 min – written, directed and animated by Art Weisen, original music by Reed Roye. A David and Goliath inspired animation about a confrontation between two art-school mannequins.

8. Marble Rye – 12 min – directed by Max Rosen. The story of a woman who faces her fear of the world.

9. Cloud City Music video – 5 min – featuring the local band by the same name.

10. Sporky – 8 min – written, directed and animated by Ross Story, sound design by Mike Fieldson, original music by Baron Roberts. Animated film about a Spork who takes on a gang of bad guys led by Xacto.

11. Apollo – 40 min. — directed by Bryan Manning, original music and sound design by Jeffrey Brown, visual effects by Blaine Morehead. Visually stunning sci-fi story about a man searching for love on a dying planet.

On Tuesday, June 17th at 7:30pm, and in cooperation with the Springfield Little Theatre, filmmakers from Missouri State University will showcase four short films including “…Or Not To Be,” “Nothing Rhymes with Orange,” “The Death of Alfred Bailey,” and “Apollo.”
The filmmakers’ proceeds from the festival will benefit the Missouri State University’s Digital Film Production Scholarship Fund.

From outright comedy to drama to science fiction, each short highlights the multi-faceted cast & crew talents of the region. Three of the productions are based off award-winning scripts. “The Death of Alfred Bailey” placed in the Broadcast Educators Association (BEA) Media Arts Festival in Las Vegas earlier this year. “Nothing Rhymes with Orange” won for best screenplay at the Missouri Broadcast Educator’s annual competition. The science fiction drama “Apollo” received honorable mention. Portions of “Apollo” were shot at the Landers Theatre. All four productions were the result of student work in the Media, Journalism and Film department at Missouri State University.

For more details and trailers on each of the films, I point you to Diane Dru Botsford’s slowly developing blog site. Add her to your subscription list, I have.

A moderated Q&A with the filmmakers will follow the 2 hour screening. Tickets may be purchased at the Springfield Little Theatre Box Office, online at springfieldlittletheatre.org, or by calling (417) 869-1334.

Tickets: $8

FILM LINEUP:
-The Death of Alfred Bailey
-Nothing Rhymes with Orange
-…Or Not to Be
-Apollo

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“…Or Not To Be”
“Nothing Rhymes with Orange”
“The Death of Alfred Bailey”
“Apollo.”

The filmmakers’ proceeds from the festival will benefit the Missouri State University’s Digital Film Production Scholarship Fund.

From outright comedy to drama to science fiction, each short highlights the multi-faceted cast & crew talents of the region. Three of the productions are based off award-winning scripts. “The Death of Alfred Bailey” placed in the Broadcast Educators Association (BEA) Media Arts Festival in Las Vegas earlier this year. “Nothing Rhymes with Orange” won for best screenplay at the Missouri Broadcast Educator’s annual competition. The science fiction drama “Apollo” received honorable mention. Portions of “Apollo” were shot at the Landers Theatre. All four productions were the result of student work in the Media, Journalism and Film department at Missouri State University.

A moderated Q&A with the filmmakers will follow the 2 hour screening. Tickets may be purchased at the Springfield Little Theatre Box Office, online at springfieldlittletheatre.org, or by calling (417) 869-1334.
Tickets: $8

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