Hold onto your seats as the great Tyrannosaurus Rex fills Deputy Hall on March 27-28 for Bemidji State University’s Jurassic Park-themed annual Headwaters Film Festival.
The two-day festival will feature a collection of films from the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, screenings of international student films and 14 films by student filmmakers from Minnesota. A film from the Jurassic Park series will cap each day of the festival.
The Headwaters Film Festival is a student-run initiative that is planned, produced and operated by students taking the Headwaters Film Festival course taught by Dr. Debra Sea, assistant professor in BSU’s Department of Integrated Media. Students take an active role in planning the festival each year with responsibilities that span from coordinating the event and promoting the films shown. This year, 24 students are producing the festival.
Daltyn Lofstrom, a junior majoring in mass communication from Strandquist, Minn., is part of Sea’s class and looks forward to this year’s event.
“Being on the planning side has given me a new perspective on the event that I simply attended last year,” he said. “I have loved working on plans, seeing all the submitted films and collaborating on ideas with other teams to make this event the best it can be.”
The festival will be held in Deputy Hall rooms 262 and 263 and in the integrated media commons area. All events are free and open to the public.
Minnesota Student Films
This year’s Minnesota Student Filmmakers competition features 14 films by 17 students from Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University Moorhead, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Carleton College. Three entries were produced by Bemidji State students.
- “Cockroach,” edited and co-written by Zane Grinde, Carleton College.
- “Hiding its Light,” directed by Frank Zhang, Carleton College.
- “Waterlily,” directed by Sierra Lynn Obioha, Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- “We See You,” directed by Shawn Campbell and Michelle Witkin, Bemidji State University.
- “Finale of Seem,” directed by Zachary Howatt, Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- “All in,” directed by Luke Steichen, Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- “Coping with College,” written and directed by Kale Hennek, Bemidji State University.
- “Sunshine,” directed by Colin Hines, Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- “Snack Attack,” Directed by Max Million, Jacob Balken and Madi Boecker, Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- “Another Day at Work,” directed by Chance Rynerson, Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- “Gun Chuck Danger,”directed by Brent Kiehl, Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- “Morph,” directed by Sydney Jenkins, Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- “Doom’s Day,” directed by Landon Lone Tree and Emma Hudziak, Bemidji State University.
- “Mille Lacs,” directed by Tristen Carlson, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Festival Schedule
Wednesday, March 27
1 p.m. – International student films.
2 p.m.– International and Minnesota student films.
3 p.m.– Minnesota student films and Q&A session.
4 p.m.– Minnesota student films and Q&A session.
4:50 p.m. – 2019 Headwaters Film Festival Minnesota Awards.
5:15 p.m. – Musical performance by Sonny Johnson.
6 p.m. – Feature film from the Jurassic Park series.
Thursday, March 28
12:30 p.m. – International student films.
2 p.m. – Selections from the Colorado Environmental Film Festival.
3:30 p.m. – International student films.
5 p.m. – Guest speaker, Jason Ewert
6 p.m. – Festival prize winners and feature film from the Jurassic Park series.
About The Colorado Environmental Film Festival
The Colorado Environmental Film Festival features films and dialogue that raise awareness of a wide variety of interconnected ecological, social and economic themes. The festival’s goal is to have its audiences leave feeling as if they can be a part of the solution to environmental problems.
Contact
- Deb Sea, assistant professor of integrated media, Bemidji State University; (218) 755-3358, debra.sea@bemidjistate.edu
Links
Bemidji State University, located amid the lakes and forests of northern Minnesota, occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. Enrolling more than 5,100 students, Bemidji State offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and eight graduate degrees encompassing arts, sciences and select professional programs. BSU is a member of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities and has a faculty and staff of more than 550. The university’s Shared Fundamental Values include environmental stewardship, civic engagement and international and multicultural understanding. For more, visit bemidjistate.edu or find us at BemidjiState on most of your favorite social media networks.
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