{"id":87182,"date":"2020-05-06T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=87182"},"modified":"2020-05-06T22:04:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T03:04:54","slug":"oxford-film-festival-presents-3rd-virtual-film-festival-week-may-8-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/oxford-film-festival-presents-3rd-virtual-film-festival-week-may-8-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Film Festival Presents 3rd Virtual Film Festival Week (May 8\u201314)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Films showcased include Steve Collins\u2019 quirky comedy<\/strong> I\u2019ve Got Issues<\/em>, Garin Hovannisian\u2019s I Am Not Alone<\/em>, panel conversations, and Oxford FF\u2019s \u201cHello Gorgeous\u201d short films<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Also announced are the latest slate of Oxford Film Festival\u2019s Art House Cinema co-presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TICKETS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Film Festival Strategy Panel<\/strong>
https:\/\/watch.eventive.org\/2020oxff\/play\/5ea7729abdd0370029642a03<\/a>
Live conversation\/panel set for Thursday, May 7 at noon CST<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve Got Issues<\/em><\/strong>
https:\/\/watch.eventive.org\/2020oxff\/play\/5e8f1f580ebd4f00297be173<\/a>
Live Q&A set for Friday, May 8 at 8 pm CST<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Narrative Shorts \u2013 Hello Gorgeous<\/em><\/strong>
https:\/\/watch.eventive.org\/2020oxff\/play\/5e9536f8109cec0031cdb05b<\/a>
Live Q&A set for Saturday, May 9 at 8 pm CST<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Your Film Degree Through a Pandemic<\/strong>
https:\/\/watch.eventive.org\/2020oxff\/play\/5ea7438e5e9ddf007d74ca44<\/a>
Live conversation\/panel set for Thursday, May 14 at 4 pm CST<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Am Not Alone<\/em><\/strong>
https:\/\/watch.eventive.org\/2020oxff\/play\/5e9526ac59329500290fcdc9<\/a>
Live Q&A set for Thursday, May 14 at 8 pm CST<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Oxford Film Festival<\/strong>\u2019s 3rd Weekly Virtual Film Fest<\/strong> showcases include Steve Collins<\/strong>\u2019 quirky deadpan comedy I\u2019ve Got Issues<\/strong><\/em>, which intertwines a handful of stories of people dealing with self-loathing, loneliness, death, discrimination, injustice, oppression, and the atom bomb\u2014essentially trying to survive the pain of living in this cruel world. Garin Hovannisian<\/strong>\u2019s I Am Not Alone<\/em><\/strong> is a documentary about Armenian politician Nikol Pashinyan<\/strong> and his role in the 2018 Armenian Revolution by walking across the country in protest against the corrupt regime in power at that time. A block of short films with the theme of \u201cHello Gorgeous\u201d feature women and girls in moments of finding their voice and standing or place in the world and men negotiating a world in which the the male\/female dynamic is not what it once was. Oxford Film Festival will also co-present a panel conversation with the University of Mississippi <\/strong>focusing on what\u2019s ahead for film students as they continue to pursue their degrees throughout this pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis week\u2019s films as well as the featured panels share a universal idea and experience of dealing with a new situation or in some cases\u2014a new world order,\u201d Executive Director Melanie Addington <\/strong>said. \u201cSometimes the effort to sort things out can be wryly and darkly funny and sometimes it can surprise us and inspire us to reach goals we never previously thought we could attain. And sometimes, just talking about it and hashing things out can do us a world of good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spaceship Earth<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mossville: When Great Trees Fall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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So Pretty<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Oxford Film Festival also announced a new slate of Art House Cinema screenings including Matt Wolf<\/strong>\u2019s documentary Spaceship Earth<\/em><\/strong> about the Biodome experiment in the 1990s which premiered at Sundance this year, the New York International Children\u2019s Film Festival<\/strong> (NYICFF) Kid Flicks short film blocks, the environmental documentary Mossville: When Great Trees Fall<\/em><\/strong>, which recently was an award winner at EarthxFilm, Emily Cohn<\/strong>\u2019s clever and inventive sex comedy CRSHD<\/em>, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last year, as well as being an Opening Night selection at the Women Texas Film Festival, and Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli<\/strong>\u2019s LGBTQ+ drama So Pretty<\/em><\/strong>.

Information on all of the Oxford Film Festival Art House Cinema films can be found at https:\/\/oxfordac.eventive.org\/welcome<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve Got Issues<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019VE GOT ISSUES<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Steve Collins
Country: <\/strong>USA
Running Time:<\/strong> 92 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve Got Issues<\/em> is a unique comic world inhabited by sensitive souls trying to survive the pain of living in this cruel world. In a dead-pan, deeply empathetic tone, the film asks the big questions: \u201cWhat are we supposed to do with all the hurt?\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s the point?\u201d The film builds an answer out of intertwining stories of characters swallowed in darkness, yet still finding light.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I Am Not Alone<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I AM NOT ALONE<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Garin Hovannisian
Country: <\/strong>Armenia
Running Time:<\/strong> 93 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Easter Day 2018, a man put on a backpack and went live on Facebook to announce that he was beginning a walk across Armenia. His mission: to inspire a velvet revolution\u2014and topple the corrupt regime that enjoys absolute power in his post-soviet nation. With total access to all key players, I Am Not Alone<\/em> tells the miraculous true story of what happens in the next 40 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Film Festival Strategy Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel conversation with top film festival programmers and veterans will lend insight into the tips and tricks filmmakers can utilize to have a successful fest run. Filmmakers will have an opportunity to talk to the curators and taste makers who select films about what goes into the selection process and what they are doing now that the pandemic has shaken things up.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moderated by film producer and programmer, Don Lewis<\/strong> (Holy Ghost People<\/em>), participants will include Brian Murion<\/strong> (Montana Film Festival), Kimberly Browning<\/strong> (Hollywood Shorts), Donna Kosloskie<\/strong> (Oxford Film Festival), Lela Meadow Conner<\/strong> (Film Festival Alliance), Katie McCullough<\/strong> and Ian Bignell<\/strong> (Festival Formula), Rachel Morgan<\/strong> (Sidewalk Film Festival), and Brighid Wheeler<\/strong> (Indie Memphis).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Your Film Degree Through a Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Mississippi faculty and instructors from several departments discuss the challenges and suggest solutions for film students in the midst of pursuing their film degree during this pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Narrative Shorts \u2013 Hello Gorgeous<\/strong>
Total Running Time: 65 min<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BAD ASSISTANT<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Kyle Cogan
Country:<\/strong> USA
Running Time:<\/strong> 26 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devoted Hollywood assistant, Emilee Rank, is pushed to her limits when her boss, Parker Saint Garrett, requests help moving a dead body <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GIRLS GROW UP DRAWING HORSES<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Joanie Wind
Country:<\/strong> USA
Running Time:<\/strong> 7 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A woman explores gender roles, heteronormativity, and the life of her deceased grandmother through horses and other visual metaphors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LABOR RELATIONS \u00a0<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Karisa Bruin
Country:<\/strong> USA
Running Time:<\/strong> 7 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this satire, Emogen goes into labor at work and decides to keep right on working as she delivers a presentation and her baby at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Time<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

MY TIME <\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Giulia Gandini
Country:<\/strong> UK
Running Time:<\/strong> 6 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 12-year-old girl has her first period in class. Her skirt is stained red. She is next up to present her final paper in front of all of her peers. Will she find a way out of the \u201cuncomfortable\u201d situation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAME TIME NEXT WEEK<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Kalah Roberts
Country:<\/strong> USA
Running Time:<\/strong> 8 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A frenzied first time mom attends a therapy session with her toddler in tow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stood Up<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

STOOD UP<\/strong>
Director:<\/strong> Cjay Boisclair
Country: <\/strong>Canada
Running Time:<\/strong> 5 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charming, loyal, and perpetually single Ben is tired of always being the best friend and wing-man. After deciding to shake things up, he agrees to a blind date. But, when things go awry will fate step in and keep him from forever being friend-zoned?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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White Guys Solve Sexism<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

WHITE GUYS SOLVE SEXISM <\/strong>
Director: <\/strong>Christopher Guerrero
Countries:<\/strong> USA
Running Time:<\/strong> 6 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, two men realize that all of their favorite movies are now sexist, leading them down a dark path of discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL<\/strong>
The Oxford Film Festival was founded in 2003 to bring exciting, new, and unusual films (and the people who create them) to North Mississippi. The annual five-day festival screens short and feature-length films in both showcase and competition settings. The festival is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. For more information, visit www.oxfordfilmfest.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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