Shorts Block
Journey
Art House • Friday, 6:30 p.m. (88min)
Lottery Lad!
(14min)
Director: David Brown
Chicago
Wallace, thirteen years old and shy, works with his designated fiancee, the thirteen-year-old Jean, to escape their radiation-soaked community.
North & Nowhere
(12min)
Director: Scott Ballard
Oregon
A girl, a gun, and a last chance. When Devan moves home to take care of her ailing father, she finds herself stuck in a life she resents. As her father falls increasingly ill, she must find a way to reconcile the future with responsibilities of family.
The Jar
(21min)
Director: Carleton Rogers
Ireland
Jake banks his boyish ambitions of being an astronaut inside a jar of coins. But there are those who would step all over his dreams. Can he still manage to make the giant leap?
Ugly
(12min)
Director: Nikita Diakur
Germany
A broken simulated short film about kindness, respect, and coexistence.
Before You Were Born
(11min)
Director: Samie Romman
London
On the brink of parenthood, an MMA fighter suddenly catapults to stardom whilst battling an unexpected turn of events which throws into question his health and loyalties.
This World of Ghosts
(18min)
Director: Rich Wolgemuth
California
One man’s journey to save the woman he loves from a pair of mysterious kidnappers leads to a personal revelation that changes the lives of everyone involved.
Schedule is subject to change.
In some cases, seating is limited. Arrive early to insure a seat!
2018 River Bend Film Festival Sponsors
Acruity • Art of Massage • Blank Space • Celtx • Constant Spring • Elephant Bar • Elko Hardwoods • Eyedart Creative Studio • Flowers By Phoebe • Froggy Radio • Gateway Cellar Winery • Greensweep Cleaning Services • Kelly Jae’s Cafe • LightBox • Los Primos • Maple City Market • Mid America Filmmakers • Nimble Wit Productions • Quality Inn • Studio Ace of Spades • Tympanum Press • Weston Fribley • Zehr Construction
This project is made possible by the support of the Indiana Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.