Winner of the Comedy Audience Choice Award at the 2021 Indy Shorts International Film Festival A delinquent teenage boy learns a valuable lesson about growing up. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Public Film ContactAnthony Sneedanthonysneed@gmail.com

SWIPE

A delinquent teenage boy learns a valuable lesson about growing up.

Winner of the Grand Prize for Animated Short Film and Animated Audience Choice Award at the 2021 Indy Shorts International Film Festival Struggling to make it in a big city, a young artist finds herself retreating into the rose-tinted memories of the village she left behind. Student Film: National Film and Television School, Beaconsfield, United Kingdom Heartland Film AlumniWho Goes There? (2020) Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.

Homebird

Struggling to make it in a big city, a young artist finds herself retreating into the rose-tinted memories of the village she left behind.

Winner of the High School Summer White Lynch Memorial Award at the 2021 Indy Shorts International Film Festival 1939- Jewish Eastern Europeans scramble to escape, as the rising tide of antisemitism becomes Holocaust. Sophie and Jacob find themselves on a crowded cargo ship, aimlessly sailing through the Mediterranean. Food is scarce, the threat of death looms, and each country turns the Jewish refugees away. Although their homes were torn away, they find refuge in each other. High School: Etobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, Canada In English, with English subtitles. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Public Film ContactMax Shohammax2k@outlook.com

Sophie and Jacob

Inspired by the true story of how my great-grandparents met and fell in love as refugees from the holocaust, Sophie and Jacob is a personal testimony of the bonds of love found in a time of unimaginable suffering.

Winner of the HSFC Audience Choice Award at the 2021 Indy Shorts International Film Festival When Mike Danesi retired 19 years ago, he started a project that was a little more ambitious than he anticipated: building a 19th-century wooden fishing boat by hand in his garage. “5 Years from Water” explores the motivation behind this extraordinary feat. High School: Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.

5 Years from Water

Upon retirement, Mike Danesi's dream was to build a boat to sail across the ocean. 19 years later he's still working on it, though he believes he's only 5 years away from fulfilling his dream.

Winner of the Best Indiana Student Film at the 2021 Indy Shorts International Film Festival Two Warren Central high school wrestlers talk about their lives and the challenges they face beyond the mat that have made them the men they are today. Indiana Spotlight: Director Emmanuel Terrell, executive producer Kathy Bruner, producer Joseph Ford, Tim Hudson, Kin Yat Yeung, and Matthew Krulik are all Indiana residents. Student Film: Taylor University, Upland, IN Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Public Film ContactKathy Brunerktbruner@taylor.edu

MTXE: Mental Toughness Xtra Effort

A portrait of two Indianapolis High School wrestlers, who face incredible challenges beyond the mat.

Winner of the Indiana Spotlight Award and the Indiana Audience Choice Award at the 2021 Indy Shorts International Film Festival The Cutters Cycling Team has one of the greatest legacies in intramural sports. Inspired by an 1970s film and sponsored by national brands, the IU students who compete with the team show the utmost dedication and passion for their craft. Indiana Spotlight: The film focuses on the Cutters Team that raced in the Little 500 in Bloomington, Indiana. The director and crew are Indiana-based, and the film was produced by Indiana-based production company Blueline Pictures. Heartland Film AlumniWorth the Wait (2020)Feel of Vision (2019)Not Pictured (2016)Stone’s pace (2015) Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Public Film ContactKevin Weaverkevin@thisisblueline.com

Cutters

The Cutters Cycling Team has one of the greatest legacies in intramural sports. Inspired by an 1970s film and sponsored by national brands, the IU students who compete with the team show the utmost dedication and passion for their craft.

While Darious helps his father Malcolm lifts weights in the basement, the awkwardness between them is palpable, and that becomes more evident when they go for a father-son bowling outing and Darious is noticeably distant. After his father gets into a massive fight with a man at the bowling alley, Darious is forced to deal with seeing his father be so outwardly violent and aggressive. Heartland Film AlumniFalling (2014) Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.

Bruiser

After his father gets into a fight at a bowling alley, Darious begins to investigate the limitations of his own manhood.

Winner of the Narrative Audience Choice Award at the 2021 Indy Shorts International Film Festival “Heartland” follows a woman and her grandfather who disagree on the best way to spend his final days. Jackie wants to document their experiences for Heartland Life Site, a virtual reality platform that houses memories. Lance wants to stay present and make memories the traditional way. The more Jackie pushes, the more frayed their relationship becomes. Student Film: University of California, Los Angeles Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Public Film ContactJahmil EadyHeartlandFilm2021@gmail.com

Heartland

A woman attempts to immortalize her dying grandfather using virtual reality technology, but her obsession with documenting drives a wedge between them.

Winner of the Grand Prize for Best Narrative Short at the 2021 Indy Shorts International Film Festival December 24, 1983, 10:50 p.m.; Julie and her cousins ate too much sugar, Santa Claus is late and Denis, alone in his car, is anxious at the idea of setting foot in his ex-in-law's house to pick up his children. Les grandes claques is an early coming-of-age coming-of-age that is as squeaky as it is poetic. In French-Canadian with English subtitles. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Public Film ContactJustine Baillargeonjustine@h264distribution.com

Like the Ones I Used to Know

Christmas 1983. Julie and her cousins ate too much sugar, Santa is late. Denis is anxious at the idea of picking up his children at his ex-in-law’s.

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