The George Lindsey Una Film Festival Selects Finalists
Jan. 30, 2017
Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at media@zo23.com, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
Jasmine Fleming, UNA Dept. of English FLORENCE, Ala. - Deliberation is over, and the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival has selected this year's screeners. The Lindsey Film Festival selected 24 films in eight categories for screening during the 2017 festival, March 4 - 7. The films are as follows: Professional Narrative Feature The Things We've Seen Coat Check Lady Khoj (The lost) Professional Narrative Short A Matter of Prejudice Mother No More The Hem Professional Documentary Waste Not Want Not Faces of a Conflict The Breaks: Centuries of Struggle Student Narrative Feature An Evening of Eternity Bullet Vein Honey, I'm Home Student Narrative Short Battle of the Brides Icarus Welcome to My World Student Documentary Adi | At The Confluence Gardeners of the Forest The Bus Trip Vanguard Hugo The Fall Jouska Youth Filmmaker Journey Petrichor The Loneliness of the Short Distance Runner The youth category includes students not yet in college, the student films represent projects made while in college, and the professional categories are for those out of school. Vanguard is an optional category for productions that might not fit in short, documentary or feature categories. For more information, including the soon-to-come full schedule: http://www.lindseyfilmfest.com/ To reach officials directly: lindseyfilmfest@zo23.com or 256-765-4592. George Lindsey UNA Film Festival The George Lindsey UNA Film Festival is one of few film festivals hosted by a university. The event was founded in 1998 by UNA alumnus and celebrated actor and entertainer, the late George Lindsey. Lindsey's own film career included several important roles, most famously the character Goober Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show." UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs through the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Sciences, and the Anderson College of Nursing. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Muscle Shoals. UNA also operates a renowned collegiate athletic program in NCAA Division II's Gulf South Conference. The University of North Alabama is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age or national origin. http://5or7.zo23.com/