2016 Film Streams Local Filmmakers Showcase

The purpose of our Local Filmmakers Showcase, now in its seventh year, is to foster and celebrate regional talent. Curated by staff members of The Union for Contemporary Art, this year’s program is composed of 12 films from Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota.

Selections include a comedy about an aspiring businesswoman; a chilling horror film; a soulful music video; an exploration of a sleepless mind; a narrative about a family of miners; a drama about brothers at a crossroads; an experimental dance film; and documentaries on homelessness in South Dakota, capital punishment in Nebraska, and the heritage of an Iowa farmer. For the first time, space in the program was reserved for projects by primary- and secondary-school students.

Filmmakers with work in the showcase include returning artists Tony Bonacci (Omaha, Neb.), Tony Costello (Omaha, Neb.), Nik Fackler (Omaha, Neb.), Jesse Kreitzer (Iowa City, Iowa), and Harrison Martin (Omaha, Neb.). First-time selectees include Derek Davidson (Sioux Falls, SD), Maria Lavelle and Sarah Kocher (Sioux Falls, SD), John Richard (Iowa City, Iowa), Nico Sandi (Omaha, Neb.), and Remington Smith (Iowa City, Iowa). The inaugural Student Spotlight picks come from Northwest High School’s THRIVE Club (Omaha, Neb.) and Ewan McFarland-Smith (Omaha, Neb.).