The 2017 total solar eclipse was undoubtedly one of the most anticipated events in recent history, with Carbondale, Illinois smack in the spot of longest duration. Students, staff and faculty of Southern Illinois University's College of Mass Communication and Media Arts taped hundreds of hours of eclipse-related planning and interviews even before they captured this natural wonder above Southern Illinois. The resulting documentary, In the Shadow, highlights the history, the science and, above all, the sublime human experience of witnessing a total solar eclipse in Southern Illinois on August 21, 2017.
2018
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
56 minutes
Director:
Mark Stoffel & H.D. Motyl
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
9 minutes
Director:
Ava Lowrey
In Kentucky, Soup Beans serve as both a culinary staple of the region and a communal dish that connects Kentuckians past and present. Chef Ouita Michel and her mentor Freda Raglin paint a pinto-filled picture of Kentucky in this documentary short.
Narrative Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
38 minutes
Director:
David McCracken
BULLITT COUNTY is an action/thriller about four friends who reunite for a bachelor party in the Fall of 1977 to hunt for buried Prohibition money on the Bluegrass Bourbon Trail, only to become ripped apart by greed, corruption, and murder. The film is an exciting mix between 'No Country For Old Men,' 'Deliverance,' and 'The Shining.'
Documentary Short
United States
Runtime:
8 minutes
Director:
Austin Daniel Blasingame
Madison, Tennessee -- a historic music landmark is lost to developers until a curious man sees the need to preserve its artifacts.
Narrative Feature
United States
Runtime:
1 hour(s)
55 minutes
Director:
Harry Greenberger
Two Hasidic teenage girls run away from their strict community and travel across America in the hope of finding real freedom.