Longleaf 2017: Photo Album

Two days of celebrating “Film, Fun, and Community!”—see for yourself, and plan to be a part of it next year . . .

All photos ⒸNorth Carolina Museum of History. For permissions, contact the museum photography unit, 919-807-7900.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Longleaf 2017 starts winding up as film fans begin taking seats in Daniels Auditorium.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — And we’re off! The timer counts down to our first film block of the day—and look at the logos of this year’s sponsors . . .

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: One of our sponsors this year was the Cary Theater. — One of this year’s sponsors was the Cary Theater; their sponsorship level earned them a display table, which was manned by Joy Ennis. Thanks, Joy!

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Spectrum News filmed at Longleaf 2017 for a promotional story. (I guess they were captivated by our concessions table, too!)

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Yes: concessions, including #FreePopcorn. As always, concessions ruled at Longleaf 2017. You did know we had free popcorn, right?

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Just one shift of zany, enthusiastic concessionaires . . .

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — BBQ Proper food truck also helped feed hungry Longleaf attendees on Saturday.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — A Longleaf Film Festival hallmark: community, between filmmakers and film fans. Here, Teacher of the Year principal Angie Scioli and filmmakers Rob Phillips and Jay Korreck answer audience questions after the film’s screening.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Between film blocks, some film fans just cannot resist the concessions, aka popcorn, table! All proceeds support the film festival.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Skip Elsheimer (AV Geeks) demonstrates the wonders of—and opportunities with—using repurposed 16-mm films.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — A hallmark of Longleaf’s host, the Museum of History: learning. Friday’s public workshop featured Skip Elsheimer, of AV Geeks, who rescues films and videos that are regarded as obsolete and useless.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Jazz, from Bartending Unlimited in Durham, is one top-notch bartender! She also brightened the Demonstration Gallery during Longleaf’s annual filmmakers’ reception on Friday evening.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Step 22 in organizing the filmmakers’ reception: sorting dozens of name tags!

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Fun at the Friday reception began at check-in, outside the Museum of History’s lobby case, where an exhibit on Jugtown Pottery provided a colorful background.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Chatting and networking with others in the industry prevails during the annual reception for filmmakers.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Longleaf team member Cassie Bennett talks with a high-school filmmaker who attended the Friday evening reception for filmmakers.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Presenters Kim Best and Vernon Rudolph chat at the reception for filmmakers. Could they have been plotting part of their workshop on Saturday? Their session, with Andrew Martin, was a hit!

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Promotional posters from each Official Selection were displayed throughout the two-day festival.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Last out Friday; first in Saturday: most of the Longleaf squad, including (left to right) Cassie, Jerry, Sally, Stephen, Karen, and Chelsea.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Saturday began with Estes Tarver, actor and filmmaker, who led his Acting for the Director/Directing for the Actor workshop for a second year.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Trivia about each Official Selection film, schedules, maps to the Wrap Party, and more were available at the festival information table.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: workshop presenter Ted Roach — This year’s Saturday lunch-n-learn panel, Getting to Distribution, featured guest speakers Ted Roach (pictured) and Thomas Varnum.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: workshop presenter Thomas Varnum — Entertainment attorney Thomas Varnum (pictured) joined editor-director-producer Ted Roach to present this year’s noon workshop.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Ted Roach, Thomas Varnum, Vernon Rudolph — Longleaf 2017 presenters (left to right) Ted Roach and Thomas Varnum—Getting to Distribution—and Vernon Rudolph—one of three panelists in So You Want to Make a Movie—mingle between workshop sessions and film blocks.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Vernon Rudolph, Andrew Martin, Kim Best — Workshop host Cassie Bennett introduces panelists in the So You Want to Make a Movie workshop (left to right): Vernon Rudolph, Andrew Martin, and Kim Best.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Let’s all go to the movies!

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Oak & Dagger Public House, Seaboard Station — In addition to the delights of BBQ Proper food truck, Oak & Dagger Public House served up samples and pints on Saturday afternoon. They also sponsored our first-ever Wrap Party in their Seaboard Station brewery.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — A constant crowd demanded popcorn and other concessions all afternoon, and concessionista extraordinaire Jessica Pratt kept film fans happy—à la “concessions r us!”

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Following film block D in Daniels Auditorium, filmmakers respond to questions from film fans while preparations are made behind them for the Awards Ceremony.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: NC Museum of History, Raleigh — Steve Neilson (Dagtype Films), Longleaf supporter and advisory board member, served as host and emcee for the third annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday evening.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Tar Heel Tie-In award winners — This year’s 60 Official Selections included 47 films recognized for Tar Heel Tie-Ins, those having a specific connection to the Tar Heel State.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Narrative Feature/Best Drama, The Harrow, by Kevin Stocklin — Jill Hammergren accepted Kevin Stocklin’s award for 2017 Narrative Feature/Best Drama, for The Harrow.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Narrative Short/Best Horror-Sci Fi -- Katie Damien, Ghost Image — Katie Damien, Ghost Image, accepted her award for 2017 Narrative Short/Best Horror–Sci-Fi.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Four Pies, by Andrew Huggins, 2017 Narrative Short/Best Drama — Four Pies, by Andrew Huggins, won 2017 Narrative Short/Best Drama; his 2016 film, Civil, won in the same category last year.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Glenn Pack, no name Maddox, 2017 Narrative Short/Best Overall — Glenn Pack, no name Maddox, was awarded the 2017 Narrative Short/Best Overall prize.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: 2017 Documentary Feature/Best History award -- Wilmington on Fire, by Christopher Everett — Filmmaker Ricky Kelly accepted the 2017 Documentary Feature/Best History award for Wilmington on Fire, by Christopher Everett.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Documentary Feature/Best Overall award for The Rise and Fall of Liberty, by Carol Thomson — Jim Haverkamp, a Longleaf 2016 award winner, accepts the 2017 Documentary Feature/Best Overall award for The Rise and Fall of Liberty, by Carol Thomson.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Sam Ramsey, Best Student-Made Documentary and Best Student-Made Film for The Airborne Renaissance Man — Sam Ramsey had an outstanding night at Longleaf 2017, winning awards for Best Student-Made Documentary and Best Student-Made Film, both for The Airborne Renaissance Man.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Best Student-Made Narrative film, Christopher Matthews, The Boyd Estate — Still holding one of his own award tiles, Sam Ramsey also accepted the Best Student-Made Narrative film award for his friend, Christopher Matthews, The Boyd Estate.

2017 Longleaf Film Festival: Made-in-NC Winner Kelly Creedon, In This World — The Longleaf 2017 Made-in-NC Winner was Kelly Creedon, In This World.

2016 Longleaf Film Festival: North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh NC — Longleaf co-organizer closed out Longleaf 2017 with the reminder that, “whatever your passion, it has history.” Her traditional “That’s a wrap, people” then directed festival-goers to the off-site after party.

2016 Longleaf Film Festival: xx — Film, Fun, Community: Thanks, Mike Raab (Relish Our Dogs) for contributing to all three! Planning for 2018 is already in the works—plan to be here.

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For permissions, contact the museum photography unit, 919-807-7900.