TROUBLE AT LAKE MONROE | Indiana Spotlight 1 | Indy Shorts Film Festival 2021

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Films made by or about Hoosiers.

Films: A City of Stories; Cutters; Duality Derby; Trouble at Lake Monroe; Rebel Bells

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Vauhxx Booker feared for his life during an attack by a group of white men in the woods of Indiana. Viral cell phone footage makes the incident a national news story. A defense lawyer for one of the men charged in the assault accuses Booker of provoking the confrontation.

Indiana Spotlight: Director/Producer/Writer Don Sawyer, Cinematographer/Editor Tim Hashko, and Co-producer Sam Mirpoorian are all residents of Indianapolis, Indiana. Filmed in Monroe County, Indiana.

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.

Film Contact:

Don Sawyer

don@abiggervisionfilms.com

Year
2021
Runtime
15 minutes
Language
English
Country
United States
Rating
Strong Language, Frightening/Disturbing Images
Note
Documentary Short

Director
Don Sawyer
Screenwriter
Don Sawyer
Producer
Don Sawyer - Producer, Stephen Talbot - Senior Producer, Sam Mirpoorian - Co-Producer, Susan Cohen - Associate Producer
Executive Producer
Lois Vossen, Sally Jo Fifer
Cast
Vauhxx Booker, Katherine Liell, David Hennessey, Brennan Golightly

5 films in package

A City of Stories

Her name is Victory. Her light is hope that never goes out.

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.

Duality Derby

Local racing legend Victor Elaine squares-off against his greatest rival in a Demolition Derby. Local racing legend Victor Elaine squares-off against his greatest rival in a Demolition Derby. In the days leading up to their head-on collision, their opposing attitudes, unexpected similarities, and a profound trip to the county fair leave them wondering: Who’s really behind the wheel? opposing philosophies and impending destruction leave them wondering: Who is really behind the wheel?

Closed captions available

TROUBLE AT LAKE MONROE

Footage of a group of white men attacking a Black man in the Indiana woods on July 4, 2020 becomes a national news story during a summer of simmering racial tensions in the United States.

Rebel Bells

"If Black Panthers and Girl Scouts had a baby, it would be the Rebel Bells." - Pilar Rodriguez