Tallgrass Film Festival 2023

TIMOTHY GRUVER SPOTLIGHT ON KANSAS FILMMAKERS PROGRAM

Expired October 31, 2023 4:59 AM
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15 films in package
SLOW DANCE
A break-up in reverse.
The Ballad of Rich and Champ
Rich and Champ arrive at their nightly stomping grounds for some easy money at the billiards table. The pair have different aims for their lives, but their working relationship keeps them moving in the same direction. The night cruises along like any other until a new challenger drops more money than either man expects on the table. When everything's on the line, Rich and Champ will learn who each other really is.
Homecoming
When he is forced to come home after a tragedy occurs in his family, Freddy, a first-year music student, must reckon with his past to create a brighter future.
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Mal-Adjusted
A young woman battles her fixation with her favorite role-playing game, Castles and Creatures.
Liberty
Liberty is the story of a disgraced journalist who flees to a small midwestern town to rebuild her life, only to find deadly corruption pursuing her at every turn.
GoBabyGo
Engineering and Physical Therapy Students from Wichita State collaborate to modify a toy car for a child with spina bifida to drive. This short documentary follows the students from their first meeting to the day the car is delivered to the child.
Step 9
A small town interrogation goes awry.
Death in Lavender
Secrets begin to unravel after the untimely passing of the patriarch of the Pennington family.
The Wheat Harvest
The rhythms of a typical day during the summer wheat harvest in western Kansas.
Second Harvest
A grieving widow attempts to renegotiate a corporate contract that set the terms of her husband's burial.
Don Johnson is Not Your Man
Set in the late 80s in Ohio, this coming-of-age story follows a young teenage girl who observes her older brother’s obsession with the TV show Miami Vice and his descent from selling cookies at the mall to dealing cocaine.
Residency
A new homeowner discovers a hidden tape recorder with a message from the former resident.
Closed captions available
Hole in the Ground
In the aftermath of a brutal attack to their homestead, a husband and wife have a conversation about their individual futures.
I Am... Brihanna Jayde
Winner of the 2023 WIFI Film Festival award for Best Cinematography and the Golden Ichabod for Best Documentary // Winner of the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Award for Best Documentary. The 2023 Kansas All American Goddess gives viewers and listeners a glimpse of the Drag Queen life and what it means to live life authentically as a gay man.
My Name Is Annabel
In "My Name Is Annabel", Annabel Hernandez, a 30-year-old Wichita, KS native with Down syndrome, determines the direction of the film as she shares her story her way and asks her friends and family the questions she’s most curious about - How do you feel about adults with Down syndrome? How do you feel about me having Down syndrome? Through filmmaker / participant collaboration we explore Annabel’s creativity and potential, co-writing a cinematic finale scene that better reflects who she is and how she sees herself - a dynamic performer who loves music and a member of a vibrant and diverse community.
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All short films in this program are made by filmmakers born, raised, educated in and/or living in the Sunflower State.


Online short film programs will vary from the in-person programs due to virtual availability restrictions.

In "My Name Is Annabel", Annabel Hernandez, a 30-year-old Wichita, KS native with Down syndrome, determines the direction of the film as she shares her story her way and asks her friends and family the questions she’s most curious about - How do you feel about adults with Down syndrome? How do you feel about me having Down syndrome? Through filmmaker / participant collaboration we explore Annabel’s creativity and potential, co-writing a cinematic finale scene that better reflects who she is and how she sees herself - a dynamic performer who loves music and a member of a vibrant and diverse community.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    21 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    Kansas
  • Rating
    All Ages
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  • Director
    Ida Joglar
  • Producer
    Amity Hoffman, Lauren Coleman
  • Cast
    Annabel Hernandez
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