Kentucky Wesleyan to host virtual Film Fest

November 2, 2020 | 12:07 am

Updated November 2, 2020 | 1:14 am

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Kentucky Wesleyan College will host a virtual indie Film Fest on from 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Nov. 14. The event will include 32 films for screening that include student, local and international offerings.

KWC student Calista Self will showcase “Let Them Stay,” her film about refugees in Owensboro. Q&A sessions with directors/filmmakers will follow each block.

KWC Adjunct Professor Marx Pyle, a graduate from Vancouver Film School and an award-winning filmmaker, will host a workshop from 12–1 p.m. He has taught film production and web series. He hosts the podcast, “GenreTainment,” and is the author of the nonfiction book, “Television on the Wild Wild Web.”

A panel of filmmakers will include Jonathan Moore, a 1992 KWC graduate. Moore is a filmmaker and an associate professor of film and visual storytelling at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, Calif. He produced the documentary, “Coaches’ Wives.”

Other panel members include Chris Hadley, Jeff Burns, Matthew Ulm and Mary McGloin. 

Participants can register for free tickets to access the events at kwc.edu/filmfest.

For more information, contact Tamara Coy at KWC at [email protected] or 270-852-3297.

November 2, 2020 | 12:07 am

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