New film recounts Holocaust survivor’s critical reliance on music
The documentary, “Sweet Lorraine in Auschwitz,” will premiere at this year’s Heartland International Film Festival with a first screening Oct. 12 at Newfields.
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Heartland film fest documentary looks back at Indiana’s inventive dog-show journalist
New documentary “Sincerely, Ric” shares the rags-to-riches-and-back-again story of Montpelier native Ric Routledge, founder of the Canine Chronicle newspaper and “Canine Chronicle Video Magazine.”
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Films starring Julia Roberts, Sydney Sweeney highlight Heartland lineup
More than 100 feature films make up the Heartland lineup, including 19 world or United States premieres and nine designated as Indiana Spotlight films.
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Indiana ties prevalent in 2024 Heartland film festival lineup
Within the “Indiana Spotlight” roster are documentaries based on cycling champion Marshall “Major” Taylor and American Basketball Association players in search of financial justice.
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Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’ to open 2024 Heartland film festival
Films starring Cillian Murphy, Selena Gomez, Craig T. Nelson and Emily Deschanel will be screened during the 33rd Heartland International Film Festival, organizers announced Thursday.
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Resurrected ’80s music gear gives filmmaker a view of her late inventor father
Don Tavel, who invented the Resynator synthesizer, died in a 1988 car crash when daughter Alison was just 10 weeks old. She says the nearly forgotten invention helped her to understand her father.
Seth Rogen, chef Neal Brown among film subjects at Indy Shorts festival
The seventh annual Indy Shorts festival, scheduled July 23-28 at Living Room Theaters and Newfields, will present 180 films.
Caitlin Clark, Peyton Manning to attend ‘Full Court Press’ premiere in Indy
Clark is featured in the ESPN+ series focused on women’s college basketball stars, co-produced by Manning’s Omaha Productions.
Paul George to screen documentary during All-Star film festival
New Slam Film Festival will commemorate 30th anniversary of basketball magazine through screenings of 15 movies.
Films inspired by Dan Wheldon, Nancy Noel highlight Heartland festival lineup
October festival will open with a screening of “The Lionheart,” a film that explores the aftermath of Dan Wheldon’s on-track death in 2011.
Head of Heartland Film departing after 5 years
Craig Prater joined the organization in 2016 and founded the Indy Shorts Film Festival, one of only 34 film festivals in the world that serves as a qualifying event for the annual Academy Awards in all three short-film categories.
Indy Shorts film festival continues growth as standalone event
The Indy Shorts International Film Festival, which gets under way Tuesday, has expanded in size and popularity since its founding as part of the Heartland International Film Festival in 2018.
New video streaming service launches for Hoosier-focused documentaries
The streaming service, called Hoodox, launched June 17. It’s run by an Indianapolis not-for-profit organization whose goal is to provide a platform for Indiana filmmakers to share their work.
Ten films from 2018 Heartland Film Festival highlighted
Select the right films, and attending a film festival is a terrific opportunity to explore worlds of excellence and interest beyond the standard multiplex offerings.