Thursday, May 7, Mass Media Auditorium

3:00 PM Sundance Panel

WKU students discuss their experiences as part of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Study Away program.

4:00 PM Film Festival Workshop

Directors Thomas Southerland and Brandon Colvin discuss navigating the film festival circuit.

7:00 PM Sabbatical

Synopsis: “Ben Hardin (Robert Longstreet), a middle-aged Kierkegaard scholar, returns home to care for his ill mother during his scheduled writing sabbatical. While home, faced with the remnants of a life he left behind, Ben’s relationships with estranged friends and family — his mother, his brother, his ex-lover, and his childhood friend — are tested, and he grows increasingly alienated. After opening old wounds and receiving new ones, Ben must confront his looming responsibilities and choose whether to engage or detach.”

UNRATED – 72 MIN – HD – 2014

The writer/director, Brandon Colvin, will present the film and host a Q&A afterwards.

The feature will be preceded by student films: Chris Coffin – “Seventeen”, Tulpen, and Sweety.