Shorts Block • Documentaries
Saturday, 10 a.m. • Goshen Theater (108min)
Grandma Shirley
(12min)
Director: Travis LaBella
United States
One year ago I decided to film my Grandma each time I visited New York. Over the course of three separate visits, her life changed dramatically.
A Life of the Mind
(7:10min)
Director: Paul Kim
United States
One man’s last words is another man’s awakening.
Gardeners of the Forest
(15min)
Director: Ceylan Carhoglu
Laos
For generations, Laos was known as the Land of a Million Elephants but, as of 2016, there are fewer than 400 elephants left in the wild.
Honest Space
(3:30min)
Director: Brody Bernheisel
United States
Justin Stutzman is an artist and designer living in Brooklyn, New York. Honest Space is a commentary on the space he works in and how he, as a visual artist, finds the confidence to keep creating.
Molasses & Lemon
(4min)
Director: Robert Sickels
United States
This film chronicles the eerily similar ways people talk about being in love and getting their hearts broken. We think of them as being different emotional experiences in the abstract, but when discussing them people use the exact same nomenclature, revealing that maybe they’re not so different after all.
Pvt. Andrew Longley
(8min)
Director: Larry App
United States
Cemeteries are full of extraordinary stories from ordinary people. Take, for example, Andrew Longley, who was a private in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Gospel Music Is
(16:15min)
Director: Tiffany Blake
United States
Uplifting, motivating, soul stirring, and inspiring, gospel music has been in existence for over 80 years since the early 20th century. After all of these years, gospel music continues to speak to people today.
The Stephensons
(15min)
Director: Jacqueline Reyno
United States
The story of a family growing up and growing old in a small town. This piece is a snapshot of time spent with my grandparents told through the eyes of my mother as she reflects on her past.
Language of the Unheard
(21min)
Director: Jacqueline Reyno and Matt Litwiller
United States
Located in the Southwest corner of South Dakota, the Lakota speaking Natives have one of the most fascinating, controversial, and difficult histories a group of people have ever told.
Still Sophie
(6:45min)
Director: Caroline Knight
United States
Four and a half years ago, young talent Sophia Salveson’s life changed forever. Doctors said she may never walk again, may never talk again…may never perform again. They were wrong.
Goshen Theater
216 South Main Street
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Schedule is subject to change.
In some cases, seating is limited. Arrive early to insure a seat!
2016 River Bend Film Festival Sponsors
Art House • Better World Books • Blank Space • Duly Press • CAPS • Ignition Garage • Inn on South 5th • IU Health Home Medical • Kelly Jae’s • Mid America Filmmakers • Thistle + Lace Photography
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