South Florida PBS (WPBT & WXEL) presents the third episode of the new season of film-maker on Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 at 7:30 PM on WPBT and Thursday, May 2nd at 5:30 PM on WXEL! The third episode in Season 2 of film-maker’s12 episodes features three films.
Below is the description of the third episode premiering on Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 at 7:30 PM on WPBT and Thursday, May 2nd at 5:30 PM on WXEL:
- “Lustrum”— by Michael Lozano & Paola Flores., is a sci-fi thriller that begins after four men have mysteriously disappeared in a forest and an anxious girlfriend who can’t shake the feeling of being closely watched.
- “Ayita’s Dream” - by Isis Masoud, is the story of a young girl who won't give up on pursuing her dream of becoming a professional dancer
- “Pluto” by David Chavez, Oblivion awaits. The earth has one hope: Charlie's pet dog, Pluto.
From documentaries to narrative films, these 26 stories will make you cry, laugh and wonder. The film-maker series presents homegrown talent sharing South Florida stories to our South Florida PBS audience and provides a platform to these up-and-coming filmmakers.
Additionally, the aim of film-maker is to give local filmmakers distribution opportunities that they wouldn’t have otherwise. The results will be seen in the form of short and long-form independent films that will air on WPBT and WXEL to an estimated 6.3 million viewers from April to June 2019. film-maker will also be distributed across the country to public television stations by NETA, giving these productions a national audience.
The project’s Board of Advisors represent the South Florida filmmaking community, with representatives from O Cinema, the Miami-Dade Office of Film and Entertainment, The Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission, FilmGate Miami, and Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward Office of Film, Music & Entertainment. From years of collaborations, South Florida PBS also has strong ties with local film festivals, secondary and college-level schools, film commissions and numerous working professionals.
film-maker is made possible in part by Oolite Arts and Friends of South Florida PBS. For more information on the film-maker project, please visit http://www.southfloridapbs.org/film-maker/.
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About The National Educational Telecommunications Association
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