If you enjoy going to the movies, this is the event for you. The Florence Short Film Showcase will be held Friday, February 3, 2012, from 6 PM to 11PM, at the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology, at the back of Florence-Darlington Technical College. Radio Baha'i is a co-sponsor of the event.
The first-time Greater Florence County event will honor and celebrate Black History Month by screening Black-themed short films in a concentrated setting to bring awareness to the art of short films and creative content by and about Blacks from the African Diaspora. The Florence Short Film Showcase is a unique enrichment event, presenting the opportunity to promote the arts in the form of film, possibly inspiring county residents to become filmmakers.
The showcase will feature nine short films, acquired through the South Carolina Film Commission and an international appeal, that are directed by a Black person, tells a story of the Black experience, and/or features a Black person in a leading role. At the end of the screening, the audience will choose the best short film of the showcase.
Advance tickets can be purchase for $20 online at www.florenceshortfilmshowcase.com. General admission includes a pre-screening reception, starting at 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM, followed by the film screenings with a 15-minute intermission, ending the night with a reception to discuss the entertaining films.
Visit florenceshortfilmshowcase.com and follow @floshortfilms on twitter.com for more information.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as “an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits.” It only takes a digital camera or smart phone, and computer to become the next Tyler Perry or Steven Spielberg.
(From the Florence Short Film Showcase press release.)
