Last Days of August | Small Towns | Indy Shorts Film Festival

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Rural America from four engaging perspectives.

Content Advisory: Films in this block may contain triggering and/or sensitive language or material, including strong language and mature themes.

Does a town still exist if nearly everyone has died or left? Using the photobook aesthetic, filmmakers Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian explore some nearly abandoned prairie towns of Nebraska and meditate on the blurred lines between still photography and cinema.

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Laura Heberton

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Year
2022
Runtime
13 minutes
Language
English
Country
USA
Premiere
Indiana Premiere
Rating
Frightening/Disturbing Images
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Director
Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, Robert Machoian
Screenwriter
Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, Robert Machoian
Producer
Laura Heberton
Cast
John Lundgren, Jim O’Brien, Tammy Vanderberg, Chuck Villabeal

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