With 140 actors in 35 short films, ranging from horror to romance, drama to comedy, the UAB Department of Theatre promises this year’s digital film festival will be the best in the event’s three-year history.
The “Above the Line” film festival will kick off at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in the UAB Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Admission is free and open to the public. Call the Department of Theatre at 205-934-3236 or visit www.uab.edu/theatre.
This year’s festival will have a running time of two hours. In addition to the films, there are two mock commercials and a music video. The audience can vote on Best Film, Best Actor and Best Actress after the films are shown. One film, “The Unexpected,” was written and directed by senior Desiree Baird of Gardendale, who is hearing impaired. The music for her film was written by UAB Music adjunct faculty member Brian Moon. Another film, “Bengali Remembrance,” was written and directed by senior Shahed Khan of Toney, who is from Bangladesh.
