Join us at the Museum of History on Friday, October 7, for a free showcase featuring ten Longleaf Official Selection short films!
Be in Daniels Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. to see the ten films (listed below) from Year One and Year Two, narrative and documentary shorts from the 2015 and 2016 Longleaf Film Festivals.
RSVP for the event and make a donation, OR purchase concession packages—we’ll have candy, sodas, popcorn, and beer from Clouds Brewing in Raleigh. Pick from three concession packages when you RSVP—all proceeds will support next May’s free-to-attend Longleaf Film Festival. A Q&A session with film directors will follow the screenings.
Best of Longleaf is one of the Museum of History’s First Fridays at the Museum events, which means—as always—the museum’s lobby-level exhibits and the Museum Shop are open until 9 p.m., and beer samples are available (while they last).
The following ten narrative and documentary shorts from the 2015 and 2016 Longleaf Film Festivals will be screened:
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Saman Hosseinpuor
1-0 (2016 Official Selection; 1 min.)
A boy is watching a soccer game on TV and gets so excited he forgets he’s in the middle of a haircut. Oops!
Andrew Stacy Huggins
Civil (2016 Official Selection; 9 min.)
One fateful day in South Carolina, 1865: Five individuals’ lives will be changed forever. Click here for a trailer.
David Puckett
Clyde’s Place (2016 Official Selection; 17 min.)
Every Tuesday since 1974, Clyde Maness has opened the doors of the Maness Pottery and Music Barn for the public to enjoy southern cooking, live music, and a vibrant social scene. Click here to watch a trailer.
Hugo P. Thomas
First Metro (2015 Official Selection; 6 min.)
Damien recently became a hobo, and he is about to beg in the subway for the first time. But how to beg? Click here to watch a trailer.
Meredith Sause
Keepsake (2016 Official Selection; 17 min.)
After their mother dies, estranged sisters Misty and Julie return to their childhood home to clean out her house. Unfortunately for them, their mother was a hoarder. Click here to watch a trailer.
Alexia Salingaros
KERS (2015 Official Selection; 5 min.)
Braving the general public’s critical eye, a female graffiti artist reveals her talents and takes us through the struggles she faces in her art form.
Jon Bacon and Steven Neilson
Oh Crappy Day (2015 Official Selection; 18 min.)
On a blind date with a charming young woman, a film student struggles to keep his OCD tendencies on the down low. Click here to watch a trailer.
Jason Arthurs and Ted Richardson
The Last Barn Dance (2016 Official Selection; 32 min.)
Randy Lewis knows that losing his dairy business would mean losing his livelihood, but he is most worried about losing a way of life and ending a family heritage that has hosted barn dances for nearly 50 years. Click here to view a trailer.
Alvaro Ron
The Red Thunder (2016 Official Selection; 7 min.)
Sarah, a nerdy teenager, needs her mom’s brand new car to go on a date with Danny, the boy she is in love with. Click here to view a trailer.
Sergi Marti
Wut (2016 Official Selection; 12 min.)
Wut is a courageous Rottweiler, trained to obey his master . . . a Nazi soldier assigned to occupied France during World War II. Click here to view a trailer.
Click here for a list of award winners for 2016 . . .
Click here for a look at some photos from 2016 . . .
Click here for a list of award winners for 2015 . . .
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