The Greatest Night | Powerful Portraits | Indy Shorts Film Festival 2020

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Meet the compelling subjects of these short biographical documentaries.

98 min. This program contains mature themes.

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This mixed-media short documentary, in collaboration with Vermont Symphony Orchestra, tells the story of a young man's journey from prison movie projectionist to filmmaker.

Student Film: USC, Los Angeles, CA

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.

Year
2019
Runtime
8 minutes
Language
English
Country
USA
Rating
Suitable for All Ages
Note
Drama, Student Film

Director
JLee MacKenzie
Screenwriter
JLee MacKenzie
Producer
Aron Meinhardt, Julie Pacino
Executive Producer
Julie Pacino
Cast
JLee MacKenzie, Matthew A. Thompson, Sam Burriss, Oliver Rutherford, Maeli Rutherford

8 films in package

The Other Fab Four

In the mid-1960s, four teenagers from Liverpool were changing the face of pop music. Their names were Mary, Sylvia, Pam and Val. Meet The Liverbirds! “Almost Famous” is a Breakwater Studios x New York Times Op-Docs series of films featuring people who nearly made history — and were happy anyway.

The Greatest Night

A prison movie projectionist recounts the story of his greatest night.

Asmahan the Diva

The life of Asmahan, the diva and druze princess was short - but what a life!

Yves & Variation

A New York City doorman wears many hats—father, art curator, and violinist—as he works tirelessly to give back to his community in Haiti.

Closed captions available

EDDY'S WORLD

"EDDY’S WORLD" is an engaging portrait of a 98-year-old working toy inventor whose creativity and curiosity keep him young.

DRIVEN

In a world of adrenaline and speed, a quadriplegic race car driver pushes to keep his dream of racing alive.

SUSANA

Despite the danger to herself and her family, former slaughterhouse worker Susana returns to the scene at night to care for animals on their way to the kill floor.

The Lost Astronaut

In 1963, Ed Dwight Jr. was poised to be NASA’s first African-American astronaut. Until suddenly he wasn’t. “Almost Famous” is a Breakwater Studios x New York Times Op-Docs series of films featuring people who nearly made history — and were happy anyway.