Truly Moving Pictures Readies for 2012 Heartland Film Festival
ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Ernest O. Britton
"The Odd Life of Timothy Green", "Salmon Fishing in Yemen" and "Brave" are three of the 2012 Truly Moving Picture award winners created by people who believe that the movies we see can change the way we see the world; and on Thursday night a group of such believers gathered in Indianapolis for a gala event launching the 21st season of the Heartland Film Festival.
Managed by the national nonprofit ground Truly Moving Pictures, Inc., they are a team of volunteers and staff who seek out motion pictures with high moral and artistic values, and annually mount three major programs: an internationally regarded film festival, the Heartland Film Festival; a highly coveted industry award, the Heartland Truly Moving Picture Awards; and a youth development program entitled the Heartland Institute. It is however the ten-day film festival, October 18-27, 2012 which will draw the crowds of thousands and where over $130,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. Most importantly though, guests this October will screen the very best from over 1,000 entries of transformative independent films from around the world that artistically explore the human journey, engage with the creators of those films and be inspired to engage the world in new ways.
Since 2008, we've been inviting A&O readers to follow our Saturday Nite movie journey but since they have not always been religious in nature, a few A&O readers have wondered why we post movie reviews at all? Perhaps in 2013 we need to consider a new approach to presenting those movies which also reflect A&O values? Maybe not. In the meantime, we will see you at the movies.
By Ernest O. Britton
Managed by the national nonprofit ground Truly Moving Pictures, Inc., they are a team of volunteers and staff who seek out motion pictures with high moral and artistic values, and annually mount three major programs: an internationally regarded film festival, the Heartland Film Festival; a highly coveted industry award, the Heartland Truly Moving Picture Awards; and a youth development program entitled the Heartland Institute. It is however the ten-day film festival, October 18-27, 2012 which will draw the crowds of thousands and where over $130,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. Most importantly though, guests this October will screen the very best from over 1,000 entries of transformative independent films from around the world that artistically explore the human journey, engage with the creators of those films and be inspired to engage the world in new ways.
Since 2008, we've been inviting A&O readers to follow our Saturday Nite movie journey but since they have not always been religious in nature, a few A&O readers have wondered why we post movie reviews at all? Perhaps in 2013 we need to consider a new approach to presenting those movies which also reflect A&O values? Maybe not. In the meantime, we will see you at the movies.
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