SHOWING:
12 pm, Sun. 9/24 @ Carver Theatre
87 TOPAZ (8 min. / University of Arizona)
Directed by Bill Kersey
The filmmaker fondly remembers his grandfather's life through his letters and the cars he drove, including a 1987 Mercury Topaz - a make and model mostly in weed-grown junkyards now.
YARD SALE (26 min. / University of Southern California)
Directed by Brad Barber
Struggling to make space for his first baby in a home crowded with unusual mementos, filmmaker Brad Barber considers broader issues of attachment, sentimentality, and family history. By exploring the eclectic, bizarre collage of discarded family belongings at yard sales, he attempts to clarify what's really worth holding on to.
NIGHT VISIONS (7 min. / Stanford University)
Directed by Kathy Huang
A reflection on life and loss as seen through the eyes of a young soldier returning from service in Iraq. Through his intimate interviews and personal photos of the battlefield, we come to realize that the greatest casualties of military conflict are not always visible to the naked eye.
FAT CAKE (25 min. / South Africa)
Directed by Leslie Dektor
The story of two South African musicians who try to make a living with their music. The film was shot during the height of Apartheid in South Africa (ca. 1978), and one of its subjects was under house arrest for 10 years for having a political point of view. African with English subtitles.
THE COLE NOBODY KNOWS (22 min. / USA)
Directed by Clay Walker
A documentary on Chicago-native Freddy Cole, the virtually unknown, yet equally talented younger brother of Nat “King” Cole. At age 74, is, at last, finally being recognized for his amazing musical talent.
The Cole Nobody Knows