February 11, 2009

Mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual Socio-Political Film Festival, Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at 7 p.m. in Capen Auditorium on the ISU campus.

Co-sponsored by the New York Times, we'll showcase the best student-produced documentary films from the past year. If you're interested in submitting a film, e-mail Griffin Hammond at .

February 11, 2009

Tonight, 7:00, at the Normal Theater, we're showing "Shakespeare Behind Bars," and the trailer for Brian Seay's film, "Pontiac's Rebellion." Thanks to the Illinois Shakespeare Festival for cosponsoring tonight's event!

For more info about "Shakespeare Behind Bars," visit the official site.

August 11, 2008

Hey student filmmakers! We're announcing the The 2008 Living Democracy Video Contest! This year's theme is "The Value of Voter-owned Elections." We invite you to research election financing and submit a 2-10 minute video, which will be featured during our film festival in April 2009.

Click here for more details, contest rules, and resources.

February 28, 2008:
Article in the Daily Vidette "RSO Spotlight: The Documentary Project"

February 25, 2008:

The 2nd annual Socio-Political Student Film Festival in Capen Auditorium went very well. We screened 12 student documentary videos (without any major technical difficulties, I might add), and awarded Dr. Steve Hunt the Voice of Conscience award for his dedication to civic engagement and promotion of documentary production on campus.

Here's a list of the student films we showed:
• “Matter of Innocence: The Story of Dale Helmig” (33:00)
• “Save Darfur” (12:50) by Brittany Cohen, Sarah Bachtold, Brian Blumenshine, Andrea Shifflet, & Katie Lucca
• “Freedom of Speech on Campus” (5:30) by Amy Baird, Laura Weaver, Brian McNees, Cameron Lichtenberg, & Ryan Howard
• “Student Involvement” (1:00) by Skylar Guimond & Jill Camper
• “Veterans Affairs” (1:00) by Brian Seay & Ryan Black
• “Disappearing Audience” (1:00) by George Veugeler
• “An Alternative Choice” (1:00) by George Veugeler
• “Steam?” (0:30) by Jamey Davidsmeyer
• “FOX” (0:45) by Quinn Wilson
• “Reality” (0:45) by Quinn Wilson
• “The Price of Fuel” (3:00) by Quinn Wilson
• “Project Oz Idol” (11:50) by Griffin Hammond, Missy Suvanaumpai, Nicki Urban, Mylka Valcin, & Kevin Yang

January 28, 2008:

Our free "Sicko" screening was a great success. Special thanks to Drs. Lucinda Beier and Doug Schwalm for speaking about health care issues at the event.

Check out the follow-up article in the Daily Vidette!