LGF and UTJEM receive 8 fall festival acceptances…so far…

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Land Grant Films blog

4 min readAug 4, 2018

Documentaries by faculty and students from Land Grant Films and the University of Tennessee School of Journalism and Electronic Media will be screened at film festivals in Knoxville, Washington D.C. and Statesville, North Carolina this fall.

7 Days in America

“7 Days in America” follows a case worker from Bridge Refugee Services as she helps a family of Burundian refugees resettle in Knoxville, Tennessee. The film was produced by Land Grant Films at the University of Tennessee. It was directed by Nick Geidner, the director of Land Grant Films, and crewed by students and staff in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media at UT. “7 Days in America” has already aired on East Tennessee PBS and won numerous awards. This fall it will screen at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. as part of the Immigration Film Festival. It will also screen at the Knoxville Film Fest.

Learn about Bridge Refugee Services at their website.

Immigration Film Festival — Info coming soon
Knox Film Fest (Saturday, Sept. 15 @ 3:45) — Get tickets and info

Welcome Home Brother

Directed by JEM students Isaac Fowler and Tim Morris, “Welcome Home Brother” was produced as part of Land Grant Films’ Defenders of the Dream series. The 8-minute documentary introduces the audience to the important role the Knoxville chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America plays in helping give a voice to veterans. “Welcome Home Brother” has aired multiple times on East Tennessee PBS, screened at the Nashville Film Festival, and won multiple awards. This fall, “Welcome Home Brother” will be screening at both the Knoxville Film Fest and the Full Bloom Film Festival (Statesville, N.C.).

Learn more about the Knoxville VVA at their website.

Knox Film Fest (Saturday, Sept. 15 @ 3:45) — Get tickets and info
Full Bloom Film Festival — Info coming soon

Abigail’s Picnic

“Abigail’s Picnic” was produced by journalism students Brock Zych, Story Sims and Deshawn Thomas. The 12-minute documentary tells the story of a University of Tennessee student who was diagnosed with cancer at the end of her first semester of college. The film was produced as part of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media’s senior-level documentary production course taught by Prof. Nick Geidner. “Abigail’s Picnic” will screen as part of the Knoxville Film Fest.

Knoxville Film Fest (Friday, Sept. 14 @ 4:00) — Get tickets and info

Meant to Be

“Meant To Be” is a 15-minute documentary about a relationship between a therapy dog and a 4th-grade elementary school student, It shows how therapy dogs can help students improve students reading confidence and ability. The film was produced and directed by Journalism and Electronic Media graduate student Yuan Yue. The film was Yuan’s master’s project. The project was supervised by JEM professors Nick Geidner, Rob Heller and Mark Littman. “Meant to Be” will be screened at the Knoxville Film Fest.

Learn more about HABIT, the organization that trains the dogs at their website.

Knoxville Film Fest (Friday, Sept. 14 @ 1:30) — Get tickets and info

Lieselotte

Set in a small East Tennessee town, “Lieselotte” takes a look into the life of 92-year-old Lottie O’Brien, who still works 60 hours a week at her small-town pizzeria. This 9-minute documentary was produced as part of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media’s documentary production course. It was directed by Isaac Fowler — who also directed Welcome Home Brother. Journalism students Matthew Freels and Chandler Burgess edited and produced the film, respectively.