Southern Screen Virtual Festival 2020 schedule is live. Everything will be presented virtually this year, which is much different from years past, but will still bring audiences quality programming throughout the four-day event – November 12-15.
This year’s Sessions include: discussions with Alex Borstein,
actress (_The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel/Family Guy_) + John Viener, writer
(_Family Guy_); Rachel Dratch, actress (_Saturday Night Live/Wine
Country_) + Dan Dratch, writer (_Monk/The Cleveland Show_) and Jay
Wadley, composer (_I’m Thinking of Ending Things_) + Jennie Armon,
music supervisor (Found Objects). Screenings include opening night
film, _Intention_, a documentary committed to intentional artistry,
divine healers share their crafts within their Louisiana communities,
while preserving cultural traditions; _Farewell, Amor_, about an
Angolan woman and her daughter who reunite with her husband after
spending 17 years in exile; and _Stardust, _a chronicle of a young
David Bowie’s first visit to the U.S. in 1971 – a trip that inspired
the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust. All Screenings
and Sessions will be viewed on the virtual platform Eventive. Full
schedule can be found at SouthernScreen.org/Calendar.
Southern Screen is a non-competitive festival offering a platform for
creative expression and exchange. Aside from films, the festival
offers music, podcasts and educational workshops and panels. This
year’s virtual festival also features pass and ticket options that
include a picnic or a Cajun Crate Louisiana meal in a box for
attendees to enjoy at home. All pass and ticket information can be
found on the Southern Screen website, SouthernScreen.org/Attend.
2020 marks Southern Screen’s 10-year anniversary. And as a gift to
all the film lovers out there, the organization is offering 10 weeks
of staff favorite short films every Tuesday at 6:00 PM CST until the
week of the Festival.
For more information about Southern Screen 2020, visit SouthernScreen.org.
