Still from A Rising Fury
Directed by: Lesya Kalynska and Ruslan Batytskyi
Place-Based Nonfiction
Oct 10 @ 12:45PM – 1:45PM: Live @ Hallwalls + live streamed to social + website
This panel focuses on three of the films in this year's festival – A Rising Fury, Outta the Muck, and The Rules of Lacrosse – place-based nonficion films where the makers focus on the importance of community. Panelists will discuss their immersive films and the heritage, cultures, and landscapes they focus their lenses on.
Panelist from A Rising Fury: Co-Director Lesya Kalynska + Producer TJ Collins
Panelist from Outta the Muck: Co-Director Bhawin Suchak
Panelist from The Rules of Lacrosse: Director Joanne Storkan + Producer Brant Davis
Moderator: Kathryn Larsen, Vice President of Content Distribution at Buffalo Toronto Public Media + Anna Scime, Executive Director at Buffalo Int'l Film Festival
Still from A Rising Fury
Directed by: Lesya Kalynska and Ruslan Batytskyi
Still from Outta The Muck
Directed by: Bhawin Suchak and Ira Mckinley
Video from The Rules of Lacrosse
Directed by: Joanne Storkan
Still from The Rules of Lacrosse
Directed by: Joanne Storkan
Family, football and history come to life in an intimate portrait of the Dean family, longtime residents of the historic town of Pahokee FA.
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