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To round out the schedule for the West Virginia InternationalFilm Festival's 16th Annual Fall Film Festival, organizers traveledall the way to ... West Virginia. A number of short films made bystate natives will be shown during the 10-day festival, which opensFriday.
The first, "Letter TV" and "Math Monsters," will be shownSaturday. Creator and animator Jamie Cope of Destiny Images alsowill be on hand to discuss these two animated series that are beingdistributed around the world.
On Sunday, a 20-minute presentation on "Smilin' Sid" isscheduled. Commissioned by the McARTS group in McDowell County to beused as a part of the outdoor drama "Terror on the Tug" by JeanBattlo, a crew recreated a silent film originally made by the UnitedMine Workers in 1921. Shot in McDowell and Mingo counties, itcombines documentary footage and a re-enactment of the MatewanMassacre. Jean Battle, Danny Boyd and Steve Gilliland will take partin the presentation.
"Trip to Kayford Mountain" will be shown Monday. It's about a1999 trip to Kayford Mountain by a high school class. Bob Gates willhelp present the work in progress.
On Thursday, Charleston native and current Texas resident SandyAbernethy will be on hand to present two of his shorts. "TheFuneral" is a sweet look at two girls having a funeral for a mouse."Simply" is a music video featuring singer/songwriter Sara Hickman.
Nov. 11 includes a double West Virginia whammy.
Greg Harpold will present "A Service For Jeremy," which focuseson a 15-year-old boy beaten by fellow high school students becausehe is gay.
Jesse Johnson then presents "Dinnertime," a bizarre film about amysterious desert outlaw who terrorizes every small town he visits.No morsel of food is safe with him. But he just might have met hismatch.
Writer Chris Dickerson can be reached at 348-7949 or by e-mail atchrisd@dailymail.com.
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