2021 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS & SCHEDULE
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Closing Night Drive In Event
DIFF's CLOSING NIGHT DRIVE IN EVENT (9/27)
2021 Drive In Lineup
Stiver’s HS Shorts:
It Knocks by Caleb Earick
About: An unexpected knock late at night causes two boys to investigate.
When I told her I love you by Caleb Earick
About: Loving someone can be difficult.
The Widow by Danaysha Woodard
About: A woman mourns, as detectives question her about her husband's death.
No One by Danaysha Woodard
About: As a young woman housesits, she hears strange noises. Are they outside of the house, or inside of her head?
Bruised by Leigha Strozier
About: A lonely girl.
2021 Shorts Awards Winners:
Come on, Shake Your Body Baby, Do the Conga! (Best Bite Size Flick - Super Short)
About: All Tim wants to do is ask Jane to dance.
Golden Age Karate (Best Innovative Technique)
About: Inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame at 10 years old, Jeff Wall is a teenage karate pro. But that’s not even his greatest achievement.
Slushie (Best Local Film)
About: In small town Appalachia, a Christian pop band dreams of a world tour while navigating bored church crowds, bad recording sessions, and a budding romance.
The Spinning Man (Best Fiction Film)
About: In the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse, a lone radio DJ seeks connection.
The Girl Inside (Best Documentary)
About: The Girl Inside is a poignant look at the stories of incarcerated women within Cook County Jail and a life-changing academic course taught by Dr. Laura Biagi called, “Storytelling as a Healing Art.”
2020: Through Our Eyes (Best of Festival Student)
About: University of Dayton Media Production students shed light on the stories of those in the Dayton community as they navigate the physical & mental struggles of 2020.
We Still Make Things (Best of Festival)
About: When COVID-19 hit the U.S., the nation’s personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain fell apart. Determined to protect their frontline medical staff, a Dayton, Ohio hospital took matters into their own hands.
FICTION SHORTS 2: Along for the Ride
Content Warning: drug use, language, suicidal ideation, gunshots
Eight Nations
Content Warning: Language
Eight Nations
Directed by Dave Parfitt
Every player dreams of the NBA, but those lucky enough to make it only represent “The 1%” when it comes to professional basketball. Eight Nations shines a light on compelling stories from the far reaches of this unique profession. Players scraping at what they can to make money and keep their dreams alive.
www.eightnations.com/
FEATURE FILM: POSER
Content Warning: Language, Drug Use, Violence, Attempted Statutory Rape, Crime
‘Poser’ is the debut feature film from Ohio born Producers Jake Striebel and Jerry Ankenbauer. It stars Louie Kurtzman, son of famous SFX artist Robert Kurtzman), as well as a supporting cast from Wright State University and the surrounding Dayton, Ohio area.
RUNTIME: 1 hour 19 minutes
GENRE: Drama, Crime, Faux Documentary
"Fake punks, fake pills... what could go wrong?"