‘From Filmmaker to Social Justice Activist’ with Luis Argueta
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Oneota Film Festival presents Luis Argueta’s “From Filmmaker to Social Justice Activist” With special guests David Vasquez, Luther Campus Pastor and First responder to the Postville raid, Rachel Vagts, Luther College Archivist and Michael Blevins, Exec. Director, NE Iowa Peace & Justice Center, Inc. Date and Time: Saturday, Jan. 21 4:00pm Location: Valders Rm 362, Luther College Filmmaker: Luis Argueta Luis Argueta is a film...
‘Making a Lasting Impact: Production of Documentary Films’ workshop with Larken McPhee
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Join other inspiring filmmakers for Larkin McPhee’s “Making a Lasting Impact: Production of Documentary Films” Date and Time: Saturday, Jan. 21 4:00pm Location: Valders Rm 362 Filmmaker: Larkin McPhee Larkin McPhee has made award-winning documentary films for twenty years, examining subjects ranging from the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl to the high-minded ideas emanating from the intellectual stronghold, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. McPhee has...
Live Simply So Others May Simply Live: Climate Change, Capitalism & Christian Discipleship (Student Submission)
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Come and see: how people in the Decorah area are demonstrating sustainable decisions and lifestyles through raspberries, windmills, electric lawn mowers, clotheslines, and solar panels. This film was created by Luther student Kristi Holmberg during a summer research project on climate change, capitalism, and Christian discipleship under the supervision of Dr. Jim Martin-Schramm. In Holmberg’s search for a compelling, ethical, and sustainable vision for Christian...
Media: Under the Influence
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“Media: Under the Influence”, a panel discussion at approximately 10:30 AM Saturday, follows the 9 AM screening in Valders 206 of Miss Representation, a film written and directed by actress Jennifer Siebel Newsom. The panel will include special guests Stu Johnston, Luther College Counseling Service and Wendy Mihm-Herold, vice president for Economic Development Services at NICC. Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media contributes to the under-representation...
Stick It: the Great Vaccine Debate
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A panel discussion entitled “Stick It: The Great Vaccine Debate” will be held at approximately 12:30 PM Sunday after the 11 AM screening of The Greater Good . Panelists are Dr. John Storlie, a microbiologist with a specialty in human virology, and Dr. Patricia Storlie. In The Greater Good filmmakers Leslie Manookian, Kendall Nelson and Chris Pilaro give the audience a look behind the fear, hype and...
2012 Filmmakers Reception
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Enjoy an evening with special guests of the Oneota Film Festival. Mingle with filmmaker Larkin McPhee- Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story; filmmaker Luis Argueta- abUSed: The Postville Raid; General Submission filmmakers, Student Submission filmmakers, Submission Jurors, Guest Panelist and others. Light Appetizers, showcasing local and organic, by Mattias Kriemelmeyer, Executive Chef at Water Street Cafe will be provided and a cash bar for drinks...
Q & A with Filmmaker of ‘Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story’
Take part in a Q & A with director Larkin McPhee following the screening of ‘Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story’ a film about the “unintended consequences” of farming practices on soil loss, water pollution and the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico.
Q & A with Filmmaker of ‘abUSed: The Postville Raid’
Take part in a Q & A with director Luis Argueta following the screening of ‘abUSed: The Postville Raid’ a film where immigration is revealed through the gripping personal stories of the individuals, the families, and the town that survived the most brutal, most expensive, and the largest immigration raid in the history of the United States.
Growing support for Oneota Film Festival strengthens film offerings, attracts visiting filmmakers and underwrites free admission policy
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(DECORAH, Iowa, January 3, 2011) –With the Oneota Film Festival just three weeks from kick- off, businesses and organizations continue to provide generous support for the event that draws filmgoers from three states and filmmakers from the U.S. and foreign countries. Sodexo and Oneota Co-op signed on early to join Luther College as primary sponsors of OFF, now in its third year. Numerous other local...
abUSed: The Postville Raid
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This film weaves together the personal stories of those directly affected by the largest, most expensive and most brutal immigration raid in the history of the United States. It presents the human face of immigration, the socioeconomic forces which fuel it, and serves as a cautionary tale against government abuses. (2010) Director: Luis Argueta Guest Filmmaker Underwritten by NE Iowa Unitarian Universalist, Upper Iowa Organics,...
Southend (Submission)
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A toxic breeze covers the ecological ghetto of an eastern Iowa town on the Mississippi River where residents feel the effects of dangerous levels of air pollution. The residents of Southend, a neighborhood surrounded by several coal and chemical plants, discuss the challenge of living and breathing in the smelly, smoggy and unsafe area. This video was created by Iowa Physicians for Social Responsibility as...
Best Shorts of 2011 Rural Route Film Festival
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“Best of Shorts Program” features 10 of the best narrative, experimental and documentary film from this year’s Rural Route festival in New York City. Films include: ANIMA MUNDI by Kate Balsley of Millwaukee, WI HOLLAND, MI by Rebecca Rodriguez of Chicago, IL THE BEES by Rana Ayoub of Lebanon PLOT by George Sander-Jackson of Bristol, U.K. WE ARE NOT WHAT THEY SAY WE ARE a...
Driftless
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The thriving Midwestern family farm is no longer, having been choked by industrialized agriculture and replanted with subdivisions. A shifting economy, combined with an old-fashioned lifestyle that doesn’t translate from generation to generation, is forever altering the landscape. Carrying one camera and one lens, Frazier walks Iowa’s gravel roads, gets his feet wet in the milking barn, pulls up a stool in the small-town bar. Through black-and-white photographs, he makes a record...
Beijing Taxi
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BEIJING TAXI is a timely, uncensored and richly cinematic portrait of China’s ancient capital as it undergoes a profound transformation. The film takes an intimate and compelling look at the lives of three cab drivers as they confront modern issues and changing values against the backdrop of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Through their daily struggles infused with humor and quiet determination, BEIJING TAXI reveals...
Bhopali
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BHOPALI documents the experience of second generation children affected by the Union Carbide gas disaster of 1984, the worst industrial disaster in history, and subsequent contamination of groundwater by Union Carbide Corporation (an American company now owned by Dow Chemical, the second largest chemical company in the world). It follows several children as they and their families cope with the ongoing medical and social disaster,...
Fear and Trembling (Student Submission)
After a nasty fight with his girlfriend, Mark is chased by his own fear in a dream. (2011)
Director: Ethan Groothuis
I know what I saw (Student Submission)
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A young journalist questions who and what he can trust. Writer/Director: Michael Crowe
Definition: Family (Student Submission)
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A documentary analyzing how the United States values family. “Definition: Family” looks into certain aspects of the American lifestyle (time, money, divorce, love), interviews individuals and compares the United States against other areas such as Puerto Rico. Interviewer: Patrick Hussey
Thanks to the Gilman (Student Submission)
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Mike Moran (Luther College, Class 2012) shows how studying abroad, made possible by the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, enriched his experience of college and expanded his understanding of the world. Filmmaker: Mike Moran
Can You Homeschool Legally?: The Landmark Case of Sessions vs. The Decorah Community School District (Student Submission)
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Aidan Spencer Berg and Clara Kittleson created this documentary, as high school freshmen during the 2010-2011 school year, for the National History Day competition. It focuses on the Sessions vs. the Decorah Community School District case on a parents right to homeschool their children. The documentary won Best of State and placed ninth overall in the nation in the senior group documentary category. (2010) Co-Writers/Co-Directors:...
