WINSTON-SALEM – Some of the hottest young filmmakers in the business today are graduates of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) School of Filmmaking.

You’ll have your chance to see the filmmakers of the future when the School of Filmmaking presents its end-of-year screenings on Thursday, May 27 (third-year films), and Friday, May 28 (fourth-year films), at the ACE Exhibition Complex on the UNCSA campus at 1533 South Main St., Winston-Salem.

Third-year student films will be screened on May 27 at 7 p.m. in the Main Theatre, and at 8 p.m. in Babcock Theatre.

Fourth-year student films will be screened on May 28 at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. in the Main Theatre, and at 8 p.m. in Babcock Theatre.

Tickets to each screening are $5 for adults, seniors and students, and are available by calling the UNCSA Box Office at 336-721-1945, or online at www.uncsa.edu/performances.  Please note:  Student films are not rated and may contain adult language and situations not suitable for children.

Highlights of the films being screened follows:

Fourth-Year Films (May 28)

DISAPPEARING ACT
Adrian wants to meet a good guy … but for now, one night is enough.

PINK TRIANGLE
A Nazi informant searches for redemption when he learns his next target is someone buried deep within his past.

MIKE
The story of Mike Scoglio, his family, and how they overcame the obstacles they faced in life. 

THE ROAD HOME
Your past will always find you.

THE GATHERERS
On man’s last day, the children will play.

INHERITANCE
A recently turned vampire struggles with his new identity.

PROMETHEUS
In the mythical world of ancient Greece, a young Prometheus must steal fire from the Almighty Zeus who guards it.

GENESIS
An elderly toll booth operator must come to terms with his inevitable fate as the world ends.

CHAMPAGNE
Molly’s attempt to be the toast of a college New Year’s Eve party threatens to destroy her friendship with socially inept Rachel.

GRAVITY
A young girl learns about the balance of the universe and where she fits.

 

Third-Year Films (May 27)

DIGBY
A runaway teen-ager escapes into the inner city after realizing his stepfather intends to abandon him under the Nebraska Safe Haven Law.

OLD SONGS
Alfred, a wealthy industrialist whose dying son forces him into alcoholism, finds solace in Mira, an exotic dancer. Little does Alfred know, Martin, a strip club manager, loves Mira and intends to keep her for himself.

ALL THAT YOU LOVE WILL BE CARRIED AWAY
A man’s struggle in searching for the meaning of his life.

BLOODLINE
In 1896 North Carolina: A known gunfighter returns home from prison with the intension to straighten up his life and show his little brother a better way of living – when he is forced to confront his past in order to protect his family from harm.          

FOREST OF DARKNESS (descriptions not available for remaining films)

SWITCH

THE MONOCLE

THE QUIET

ZOSO

Note: Programs are subject to change.

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is the first state-supported, residential school of its kind in the nation. Established as the North Carolina School of the Arts by the N.C. General Assembly in 1963, UNCSA opened in Winston-Salem (“The City of Arts and Innovation.”) in 1965 and became part of the University of North Carolina system in 1972. More than 1,100 students from middle school through graduate school train for careers in the arts in five professional schools: Dance, Design and Production (including a Visual Arts Program), Drama, Filmmaking, and Music. UNCSA is the state’s only public arts conservatory, dedicated entirely to the professional training of talented students in the performing, visual and moving image arts. Internationally renowned conductor John Mauceri has been chancellor of UNCSA since 2006. UNCSA is located at 1533 S. Main St., Winston-Salem. For more information, visit www.uncsa.edu.

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